Denmark-based biofuel technology company Kvasir Technologies and refinery operator Crossbridge Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess the possibilities for co-processing Kvasir’s bio-oil at Crossbridge Energy’s refinery in Fredericia. In a statement issued yesterday (12 November), the companies said that their collaboration is focused on supporting ‘the development of green fuels for the shipping industry’. Kvasir’s solvothermal liquefaction process converts forestry and agricultural residues into bio-oil. If the collaboration goes ahead, bio-oil will be produced at Kvasir’s Demo test facility, which is located on Crossbridge Energy’s site close to the refinery. The companies said that they aim […]

Metro Renewable Gas Inc. (MRG) has announced that Seaspan Energy has provided a non-binding letter of interest in its waste-to-energy renewable natural gas project near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC). Under development with a potential site on or near the Delta Landfill, the project, which is designed around a true 50/50 Indigenous co-ownership model, would produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) locally for a range of markets, including marine transportation, MRG said in a statement issued today (12 November). According to MRG, the letter identifies an opportunity for its planned RNG production to complement Seaspan’s existing marine fuel supply network. MRG […]

In a move which it says will support its ambitions in the ethanol market, Petrobras has agreed to take its ownership of Logum Logística up from its current 30% to 100% by acquiring the stakes held by Raízen Energia S.A. (30%), Copersucar S.A. (30%) and Uniduto Logística S.A. (10%). In a statement issued today (12 November), Petrobras said that Logum is focused on ‘the transportation, handling and storage of ethanol, petroleum products and other biofuels’ and its acquisition ‘offers attractive economic and financial conditions for Petrobras, considering the growth of the ethanol market, particularly the expansion of corn ethanol production […]